The 42nd round of the Geneva International Discussions has just concluded. In Working Group I, the participants reviewed the overall situation on the ground and assessed it as relatively calm and stable. The participants continued discussions on the topic of non-use of force. They conducted…

Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Fake News, Internet of Things and Virtual Reality to Dominate the Annual Meeting Taking Place in Geneva from 18 to 21 December Geneva, 13 December 2017 – More than 2,000 people, including high-level government officials, civil society leaders, private sector…

The 42nd round of the Geneva International Discussions has just concluded. In Working Group I, the participants reviewed the overall situation on the ground and assessed it as relatively calm and stable. The participants continued discussions on the topic of non-use of force. They conducted…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives for the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration,…

Match for Solidarity to be Played in Geneva, with Funds Raised for Humanitarian and Development Projects The United Nations Office at Geneva and UEFA have announced today that they will join forces to organise a solidarity football match, with the support of the Republic and Canton of Geneva,…

KUALA LUMPUR (Issued as received) – UN human rights experts wrapped up this weekend a five-day visit to Malaysia, during which they focused their inquiries on recent human rights violations and abuses allegedly committed in Myanmar. In Malaysia, the experts – members of the Independent…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Algeria, Australia, Belarus, Jordan, Serbia and Slovakia The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon concluded its ninety-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations and…

SdeM: Thank you very much. First of all let me pass the floor very quickly to Jan because we just had today a humanitarian taskforce and it did address a very serious issue that while we are trying to serious meaningful talks in Geneva, the humanitarian situation is concerning, very concerning in…

Adopts Concluding Recommendations on Reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Italy, Mauritius, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda and Timor-Leste The Committee against Torture today concluded its sixty-second session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the…